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Roots "flect, flex"

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

A bulletproof vest is designed to do this to a bullet to protect police officers and military personnel.

a)

flexor

b)

reflect

c)

deflect

d)

inflexible

2.

What does the roots "flect, flex" mean?

a)

break, shatter

b)

torture

c)

bend

d)

misuse

3.

Your arms and legs have these muscles to allow bending movements.

a)

flexor

b)

circumflex

c)

retroflex

d)

reflective

4.

It is important for ballet dancers to be this.

a)

inflexible

b)

flexible

c)

circumflex

d)

reflections

5.

Name the angle that bends all the way back beyond the angle of a straight line.

a)

circumflex

b)

reflex

c)

inflective

d)

retroflex

6.

Something that is bent or turned backward is in what physical state?

a)

retroflex

b)

inflexibility

c)

reflections

d)

deflect

7.

Books on tape always use readers who show this is in their voices.

a)

reflexing

b)

inflexibility

c)

reflexes

d)

inflection

8.

When making a solar cooker, it is important to figure out how to do this to the sun to melt the cheese on your nachos.

a)

reflect

b)

deflect

c)

circumflex

d)

flexible

9.

Your wrist is able to do this pretty well.

a)

circumflex

b)

inflex

c)

reflex

d)

deflect

10.

People who have a hard time in yoga classes can be described as this.

a)

inflexible

b)

flexible

c)

circumflex

d)

deflect

11.

Did you see how that mirror bent the light to show the image clearly? What was seen?

a)

inflexibility

b)

flexor

c)

reflex

d)

reflection